diff --git a/packages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/API.ts b/packages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/API.ts
index 277f045d3603..1a6663807c17 100644
--- a/packages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/API.ts
+++ b/packages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/API.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ async function constructRequestHeaders(headerConfig: HeaderConfig) {
   const { token, headers } = headerConfig;
   const baseHeaders: HeaderObj = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8', ...headers };
   if (token) {
-    baseHeaders['Authorization'] = `token ${token}`;
+    baseHeaders['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${token}`;
   }
   return Promise.resolve(baseHeaders);
 }